High Wind, Aleutian Islands
- When
- September 22, 12:00 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aleutian Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, September 22 to 23, 1998
A strong weather front moved northeast through the area, accompanied by wind gusts from 55 to near 65 mph across many areas. Strongest winds were reported at Cold Bay , Adak and Dutch Harbor (63 mph).
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.
A strong weather front moved northeast through the area, accompanied by wind gusts from 55 to near 65 mph across many areas. Strongest winds were reported at Cold Bay , Adak and Dutch Harbor (63 mph).
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- September 22, 12:00 PM AST to September 23, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- September 23, 12:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22 to 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 22, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, September 22, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, September 22 to 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 22, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, September 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5664570, 5664571, 5664572.